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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by Tead Off » Oct 24th, '14, 06:53

Here is an exhibition of Teabowls in Oxford, UK that began today. Even Yamane Seigan is showing there.

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by Pig Hog » Oct 24th, '14, 08:50

Some amazing bowls there! Would like to go and take a look but oxford's not all that convenient for me.

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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by Jaymo » Oct 24th, '14, 13:05

Tead Off wrote:Here is an exhibition of Teabowls in Oxford, UK that began today. Even Yamane Seigan is showing there.
I love the 3 bowls by by Camille Virot, the bowls by Chuck Schwartz, and the really rough pieces by Charles Bound near the beginning! The Seigan stuff is beautiful as well. I wish I could see them in person! Thanks for sharing that link!

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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by Tead Off » Oct 24th, '14, 13:15

I also thought many of the bowls quite lovely and some of the glazing techniques were really spectacular.

I've looked at the Seigan chawan for years. I like his yunomi/guinomi very much, but I just can't get past the clunky look of his thick, white chawan. That style of foot takes away a lot of elegance for me. I like yunomi with this treatment, though.

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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by William » Oct 24th, '14, 15:38

Tead Off wrote:Here is an exhibition of Teabowls in Oxford, UK that began today. Even Yamane Seigan is showing there.
Beautiful exhibition, thanks for sharing! :D
Tead Off wrote:That style of foot takes away a lot of elegance for me.
Agree!

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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by Seeker » Oct 24th, '14, 19:23

Thanks for the link - checking it out now!

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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by Seeker » Oct 24th, '14, 19:25

from yesterday's matchawan,
the koudai.
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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by ShawnP » Oct 25th, '14, 13:35

Seeker wrote:from yesterday's matchawan,
the koudai.
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Where is the rest of the pics seeker?? You can't do this to me man.

Shawn

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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by Seeker » Oct 27th, '14, 02:54

so sorry shawn - this is the koudai for the chawan I posted pics of the other day - so on the last thread page.
I don't think I had ever shared it's koudai - bad form! - so I wanted to amend that omission.
cheers mate!

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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by brandon » Nov 2nd, '14, 18:20

http://vimeo.com/110731658

At the end of the clip sensei pauses for a moment to reflect, and goes right back to piling her tea mountain higher.

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by tingjunkie » Nov 3rd, '14, 21:59

brandon wrote:http://vimeo.com/110731658

At the end of the clip sensei pauses for a moment to reflect, and goes right back to piling her tea mountain higher.
Mountain is right. Damn. :shock:

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by blairswhitaker » Nov 29th, '14, 10:50

This is a raku bowl made by the ninth generation raku, Ryonyu (1756-1834).

Sadly I was only able to handle this gem, but did not get to enjoy any matcha out of it.

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here is something else interesting and matcha related, an ivory chashaku carved to look like a feather,

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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by debunix » Nov 29th, '14, 11:07

How did it feel in the hand? Light? Sturdy? Slick? A little rough?

Just curious, and a wee bit envious. Gorgeous thing.

(And some extra photos slipped in while I was posting--I was referring to the chawan. Hadn't seen the lovely ivory piece.)

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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by blairswhitaker » Nov 29th, '14, 11:14

this is a kyo yaki bowl that was made by Etsuke Jisshu, I did the painting of the plum tree, and then it was fired...

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matcha was seika no shiro by fukujuen.

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Re: Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

by blairswhitaker » Nov 29th, '14, 11:17

debunix wrote:How did it feel in the hand? Light? Sturdy? Slick? A little rough?

Just curious, and a wee bit envious. Gorgeous thing.

(And some extra photos slipped in while I was posting--I was referring to the chawan. Hadn't seen the lovely ivory piece.)

It was pretty light, felt a bit slick, the body it's self was kinda bumpy and had a freeform feeling to it, the glaze was very smooth for the most part and had slick feeling to it.

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